Musicians and singers from local schools joined forces to serenade shoppers with carols and festive favourites in Shirebrook.

Year Seven students and members of the wind band from Shirebrook Academy gave a 45-minute performance in the town’s Market Place.

They were accompanied by student choirs from Whaley Thorns Primary School, Model Village Primary School, Shirebrook, and Anthony Bek Primary School, Pleasley.

The concert also featured a series of readings, which were given by Shirebrook Academy students.

It brought to a close another busy year for the wind band, who had been practising carols since October.

The concert was the second musical performance in 24 hours for many of the students, who had performed at the school’s Christmas concert at Holy Trinity Church the previous evening.

They also performed carols and songs at care homes around Shirebrook.

Adam Case, head of music at the academy, said: “We perform carols in the Market Place every year so it’s a real school tradition.

“It was wonderful to have the primary schools and parents along to share the occasion too.

“We had never held our Christmas concert at the church before and it was extremely well-attended.

“It was candlelit and very atmospheric, so it was a lovely way to prepare for Christmas.”